Duke reinstates K Austin Parker 5 months after dismissal

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke has reinstated specialist Austin Parker to the football team, five months after he was kicked off the team.

Coach David Cutcliffe announced Parker’s reinstatement Wednesday, saying the kicker-punter regained the trust of the coaching staff.

Parker was dismissed from the team before the Quick Lane Bowl in December after he was suspended from school for violating unspecified university academic policy. He has been readmitted to Duke and began summer school Wednesday.